Garment-clasp.



No. 779,311. PATENTED JAN. 3, 1905.

' J. H. PIT'HEY.

GARMENT CLASP.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 17, 1904.

Patented January 3, 1905.

JESSIE HANNAH PITHEY, OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.

GARMENT-CLASP.

I SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 779,311, datedJanuary 3, 1905.

Application filed May 17,1904. Serial No. 208,459.

T 0 all whom, it Uta/y concern:

Be it known that I, JEssIE HANNAH PITHEY, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Salt Lake City, in the county of Salt Lake and Stateof Utah, have invented new and useful Improvements in Garment-Clasps, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to garment-clasps capable of general applicationfor connecting adjacent garments or operative in connection with asuspending means carried by a belt or undergarment; and the primaryobject of the same is to provide a simple and effective device embodyingpositively-operating elements of a resilient nature to engage or releasea garment or a portion of a garment.

With these and other objects and advantages in view the inventionconsists in the construction and arrangement of the several parts, whichwill be more fully hereinafter set forth.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a clasp embodying thefeatures of the invention and shown open. Fig. 2 is a transversevertical section through the clasp and a connecting or suspending devicetherefor, the clasp being shown closed.

Similar numerals of reference are employed to indicate correspondingparts in the views.

The clasp mainly comprises a single resilient wire bent to form anapproximately rectangular body having opposite'side members 1 and aconnecting end member 2, the members 1 being bent at points intermediateof their lengths to form catch-arms 3, which project over the outerportion of the body and are so disposed that when they are closed thefree ends thereof will be forced inwardly and held between the lowerportions of the side members 1. The catch -arms 3 are struck outwardlyat angles of inclination from points adjacent to the bends 4 between themembers 1 and the said arms, the free ends of the arms being providedwith inturned pointed hooks 5. The lower extremity of the body has aguard or shield 6 attached thereto and consists of a metal plate orstrip with the opposite ends rolled or bent around the lower portions ofthe members 1 close to the end member 2, the said guard or shieldclosing the lower extremity of the body of the clasp. \Vhen thecatch-arms 3 are forced rearwardly or into closed position, the pointedhooks 5 are pressed against the guard or shield 6 and prevented fromengaging portions of adjacent garments or injuring the body of thewearer.

The members 1 in their rear portions are formed with notches orindentations 7, and engaging said members is a slide 8, having terminals9 bent over the arms 3, the said slide being formed of a suitable lengthof wire and when in engagement with the notches or indentations 7 isprevented from having movement on the members and arms. The slide isintended to lock the arms 3 in closed position. The bends 4 between themembers land arms 3 movably pass through opposite portions of aconnector 10, formed with a slot 11 for application thereto of asuspending strip or analogous device 12, which may be of any suitablelength and either elastic or inelastic. In the operation ofthe clasp thearms 3are released by moving the slide upwardly thereover and theterminal hooks 5 will then be clear for ready engagement. The garment orportion of a garment to be attached to the 1 clasp is then caused toengage the hooks 5, and

the latter, together with the arms, are forced rearwardly by moving theslide 8 downwardly over the members 1 and the arms to thereby bring thehooks 5 into close relation to the guard or shield 6 and preventacciden' tal disengagement of the garment or portion of a garment heldby the said hooks. When it is desired to release the garmentor portionof a garment engaged by the said hooks, the arms 3 are released bymoving the slide upwardly, and the garment or portion of a garment canthen be easily detached from the said hooks.

It is proposed to construct the several parts of light material of astrong and durable nature and to plate or otherwise treat the same toprevent corrosion thereof. It will be understood, however, that in viewof the adaptability of the clasp to any use changes in the proportionsand dimensions may be resorted to without departing from the spirit ofthe invention.

Having thus fully described the invention, what is claimed as new is- 1.Aclasp consisting of a piece of wire bent to form a rectangular body andoutwardly-projecting resilient arms extending over the body and havingrearwardly inturned terminal hooks, and a slide engaging the said bodyand arms.

2. A clasp having an open body with resilient arms normally projectingoutwardly therefrom and extending thereoven the arms having terminalrearwardly-projecting hooks, and a slide engaging portions of the bodyand the arms.

3. A clasp having a body with a guard thereon, the body being providedwith resilient arms projecting thereover and normally standing outwardlyat an angle therefrom, the said arms having terminal hook ends, and aslide movably engaging portions of the said body and the arms whereby toforce the hooks against the said guard.

4c. A clasp having a body with arms normall y projecting outwardlytherefrom and extending thereover, the said arms having inturnedhook-terminals, a guard across the extremity of the body toward whichthe terminals of the arms are moved, and a slide engaging portions ofthe body and the said arms, whereby to force the hook against the saidguard.

In testimony whereof I affiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JESSIE HANNAH PITHEY.

WVitnesses:

E. M. ALLISON, J r., J. R. HAAS.

